PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL AND ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
HEARINGS
1. 6:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING relating to the Proposed 2015 Tax Rate of $0.601120/$100 of value
RECESS
Reading of the Consent Agenda
ADMIN REPORT
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 5 through 44
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 5 through 7
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 8 through 14
RESOLUTIONS - NUMBER 15
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 16 through 44
Consideration of Matters Removed from Consent Agenda
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Parks & Recreation Department to adopt the Houston Parks & Recreation Department Parks Master Plan Phase II
11. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $2,191,615.00 to Purchase Traffic Control, Enforcement & Signal Preemption Equipment through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Department of Public Works & Engineering, from CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS, INC - Dedicated Drainage & Street Renewal Fund
12. ORDINANCE appropriating $363,180.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Refuse Trucks for the Solid Waste Management Department
13. HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER, INC - $144,500.00 and TEXAN WASTE EQUIPMENT, INC d/b/a HEIL OF TEXAS - $218,680.00 for Two Refuse Trucks through the Interlocal Agreements for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) for Solid Waste Management Department This item should only be considered after passage of Item 12 above
16. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 10, 33, AND 44 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES relating to Historic Preservation; making findings and containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; containing a savings clause; providing for severability
24. ORDINANCE appointing Presiding and Alternate Judges for the Early Voting Ballot Boards, Central Counting Station and Voting Precincts for the City of Houston General and Special Elections to be held on November 3, 2015, and any required Runoff Election; prescribing the maximum number of election clerks for each voting precinct
25. ORDINANCE establishing City of Houston election precincts and designating polling places for the City of Houston General and Special Elections to be held on November 3, 2015
26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement for Legal Services between the City of Houston and COATS ROSE YALE RYMAN & LEE PC for the provision of construction and insurance-related legal services for the Houston Airport System - 3 Years with two one-year options - $300,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
27. ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Payment Card Industry Compliance Remediation Project for Houston Information Technology Services; providing for expenses relating to the project for the purchase of hardware, software, and professional services
28. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,099,961.00 out of Houston HAS Airport Improvement Fund and awarding Construction Contract to THE GONZALEZ GROUP, LP for the Terminal C Light Pole Replacement at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, (Project No. 712); setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing services, for contingencies, relating to construction financed by such funds - DISTRICT B - DAVIS
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $295,220.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund and $29,522.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding construction contract to MCKENNA CONTRACTING, INC for Playground Fall Surface Replacements; setting a deadline for the bidder's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund and the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; F - NGUYEN; H - GONZALEZ; I - GALLEGOS; J - LASTER and K - GREEN
41. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,590,540.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for Work Orders and On-Call Construction of Large Diameter Water Lines, Valves and Appurtenances Package No. 12; setting a deadline for the bidder's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing, CIP Cost Recovery, Phase III - Construction Phase Services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund
MATTERS HELD
45. MOTION by Council Member Pennington/Seconded by Council Member Green to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Planning & Development to adopt a General Plan TAGGED BY DAVIS, NGUYEN, BRADFORD, STARDIG and KUBOSH This was Item 3 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
46. ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to the procurement process and the indebtedness of vendors to the City TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH, STARDIG and LASTER This was Item 18 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
47. ORDINANCE establishing a program to provide a financial incentive for Houston Police Officers to reside within the city limits; providing for severability TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH, BRADFORD and STARDIG This was Item 21 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
48. ORDINANCE awarding contract to PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP for Foundational Citywide Compliance Risk Assessment Consulting Services for the Office of the Mayor; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 2 one-year options - $980,025.00 - General Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS This was Item 28 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
49. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2009-572 as amended, to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (USA), INC (Formerly THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION) for Security Guard Services for Various Departments - $2,440,004.69 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 29 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
50. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to contract (Approved by Ordinance No. 2000-0840) between the City of Houston and GLOBAL TEL*LINK SYSTEMS for the Houston Police Department to modify the annual payment rates and to extend the term of the Concession Agreement from October 3, 2015 to October 2, 2017 - Revenue TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH, DAVIS and NGUYEN This was Item 31 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
51. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Midtown Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MIDTOWN ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH and BOYKINS This was Item 32 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
52. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 33 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
53. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GULFGATE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority - DISTRICTS D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 34 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
54. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Greater Greenspoint Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ELEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT B - DAVIS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 35 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
55. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Uptown Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIXTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (UPTOWN ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and G - PENNINGTON TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH and DAVIS This was Item 36 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
56. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS F - NGUYEN and J - LASTER TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 37 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
57. MOTION by Council Member Gallegos/Seconded by Council Member Bradford to receive nominations for Positions I and At-Large 1 on the PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, for a three-year staggered term ending July 1, 2018 DELAYED BY MOTION #2015-653, 9/23/2015 This was a portion of Item 47 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and GREATER EAST END MANAGEMENT DISTRICT for Graffiti Abatement; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 7 one-year options - $1,837,722.00 - General and Enterprise Funds
Matters to be Presented by Council Members
NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Cohen first
Sep 29, 2015 City Council
PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL AND ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
HEARINGS
1. 6:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING relating to the Proposed 2015 Tax Rate of $0.601120/$100 of value
RECESS
Reading of the Consent Agenda
ADMIN REPORT
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 5 through 44
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 5 through 7
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 8 through 14
RESOLUTIONS - NUMBER 15
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 16 through 44
Consideration of Matters Removed from Consent Agenda
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Parks & Recreation Department to adopt the Houston Parks & Recreation Department Parks Master Plan Phase II
11. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $2,191,615.00 to Purchase Traffic Control, Enforcement & Signal Preemption Equipment through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Department of Public Works & Engineering, from CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS, INC - Dedicated Drainage & Street Renewal Fund
12. ORDINANCE appropriating $363,180.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Refuse Trucks for the Solid Waste Management Department
13. HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER, INC - $144,500.00 and TEXAN WASTE EQUIPMENT, INC d/b/a HEIL OF TEXAS - $218,680.00 for Two Refuse Trucks through the Interlocal Agreements for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) for Solid Waste Management Department This item should only be considered after passage of Item 12 above
16. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 10, 33, AND 44 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES relating to Historic Preservation; making findings and containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; containing a savings clause; providing for severability
24. ORDINANCE appointing Presiding and Alternate Judges for the Early Voting Ballot Boards, Central Counting Station and Voting Precincts for the City of Houston General and Special Elections to be held on November 3, 2015, and any required Runoff Election; prescribing the maximum number of election clerks for each voting precinct
25. ORDINANCE establishing City of Houston election precincts and designating polling places for the City of Houston General and Special Elections to be held on November 3, 2015
26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement for Legal Services between the City of Houston and COATS ROSE YALE RYMAN & LEE PC for the provision of construction and insurance-related legal services for the Houston Airport System - 3 Years with two one-year options - $300,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
27. ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Payment Card Industry Compliance Remediation Project for Houston Information Technology Services; providing for expenses relating to the project for the purchase of hardware, software, and professional services
28. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,099,961.00 out of Houston HAS Airport Improvement Fund and awarding Construction Contract to THE GONZALEZ GROUP, LP for the Terminal C Light Pole Replacement at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, (Project No. 712); setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing services, for contingencies, relating to construction financed by such funds - DISTRICT B - DAVIS
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $295,220.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund and $29,522.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding construction contract to MCKENNA CONTRACTING, INC for Playground Fall Surface Replacements; setting a deadline for the bidder's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund and the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; F - NGUYEN; H - GONZALEZ; I - GALLEGOS; J - LASTER and K - GREEN
41. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,590,540.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for Work Orders and On-Call Construction of Large Diameter Water Lines, Valves and Appurtenances Package No. 12; setting a deadline for the bidder's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing, CIP Cost Recovery, Phase III - Construction Phase Services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund
MATTERS HELD
45. MOTION by Council Member Pennington/Seconded by Council Member Green to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Planning & Development to adopt a General Plan TAGGED BY DAVIS, NGUYEN, BRADFORD, STARDIG and KUBOSH This was Item 3 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
46. ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to the procurement process and the indebtedness of vendors to the City TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH, STARDIG and LASTER This was Item 18 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
47. ORDINANCE establishing a program to provide a financial incentive for Houston Police Officers to reside within the city limits; providing for severability TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH, BRADFORD and STARDIG This was Item 21 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
48. ORDINANCE awarding contract to PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP for Foundational Citywide Compliance Risk Assessment Consulting Services for the Office of the Mayor; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 2 one-year options - $980,025.00 - General Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS This was Item 28 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
49. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2009-572 as amended, to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (USA), INC (Formerly THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION) for Security Guard Services for Various Departments - $2,440,004.69 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 29 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
50. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to contract (Approved by Ordinance No. 2000-0840) between the City of Houston and GLOBAL TEL*LINK SYSTEMS for the Houston Police Department to modify the annual payment rates and to extend the term of the Concession Agreement from October 3, 2015 to October 2, 2017 - Revenue TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH, DAVIS and NGUYEN This was Item 31 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
51. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Midtown Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MIDTOWN ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH and BOYKINS This was Item 32 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
52. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 33 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
53. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GULFGATE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority - DISTRICTS D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 34 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
54. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Greater Greenspoint Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ELEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT B - DAVIS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 35 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
55. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Uptown Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIXTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (UPTOWN ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and G - PENNINGTON TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH and DAVIS This was Item 36 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
56. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS F - NGUYEN and J - LASTER TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 37 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
57. MOTION by Council Member Gallegos/Seconded by Council Member Bradford to receive nominations for Positions I and At-Large 1 on the PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, for a three-year staggered term ending July 1, 2018 DELAYED BY MOTION #2015-653, 9/23/2015 This was a portion of Item 47 on Agenda of September 23, 2015
23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and GREATER EAST END MANAGEMENT DISTRICT for Graffiti Abatement; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 7 one-year options - $1,837,722.00 - General and Enterprise Funds
Matters to be Presented by Council Members
NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Cohen first
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